Domestic airfare is rising much faster than the cost of international travel, even though shorter flights generally consume far less fuel. Data from airfare search company Skiplagged shows domestic ticket prices increased 23.2% between March 2025 and June 2026, compared with an 11.5% increase for international flights. Average U.S. domestic fares also reached $428 during… Continue reading Domestic Airfare Climbs Faster Than International Prices Despite Shorter Routes

Once promoted as the future of art, entertainment and online property, non-fungible tokens have largely faded from the cultural spotlight. Their collapse reveals both the promise of blockchain ownership and the dangers of turning new technology into a financial craze. For a brief period, NFTs appeared to be everywhere. Digital illustrations sold for millions of… Continue reading Whatever Happened to NFTs? How Digital Ownership Became a Speculative Bust

ArcelorMittal has announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services aimed at accelerating industrial automation across the steelmaker’s global operations. The partnership will combine AWS cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence and edge technologies with ArcelorMittal’s industrial expertise to modernize production and improve the way its facilities collect and use operational data. Under the agreement, the companies… Continue reading ArcelorMittal Partners With AWS to Modernize Global Steel Operations

OpenAI has taken its first formal step toward becoming a publicly traded company, confidentially submitting draft registration documents to U.S. regulators. The move gives the creator of ChatGPT the option to enter the stock market, although the company has not committed to a launch date or disclosed how many shares it may sell. A major… Continue reading OpenAI Takes First Step Toward Landmark IPO

For decades, the global auto industry has been built around a familiar group of giants: Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Honda, Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and a few others. These companies survived recessions, oil shocks, financial crises, bankruptcies, and the rise of Tesla. Their stock prices may look steady on the surface, but underneath the market… Continue reading Could China and Affordability Break the Global Auto Giants?

And we are back!  Sorry about the hiatus but we’re back to our regular scheduling and posting so come on by for news and your weekly quarterly reports.  Looks like we are easing into it with a small showing but things will quickly ramp up next week so be ready! Now go Get your Share!… Continue reading Quarterly Reports 2026 4/13 – 4/17 Week 16

In Washington this week, a bill that was supposed to give the U.S. crypto industry its long-promised rulebook instead turned into a very public brawl—after Coinbase abruptly yanked its support and effectively forced Senate lawmakers to hit pause. The legislation at the center of the fight is the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, often referred… Continue reading Crypto Pushes Back on the Clarity Act

In the nine days since the January 3 U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, Washington has moved quickly to turn Venezuela’s battered oil sector into the center of its leverage campaign—and, potentially, a repayment mechanism. U.S. officials and public statements have described a plan where the United States oversees sales of tens of millions of… Continue reading Time to invest in Oil?

SpaceX sits at the top of the rumor mill because the scale being discussed is almost absurd by public-market standards. Reuters has reported SpaceX has been exploring a 2026 listing that could raise $25B+ and put the company at a valuation north of $1 trillion—a deal size that would instantly become one of the largest… Continue reading Major IPOs coming in 2026 you need to watch for

SpaceX’s next big launch may happen on Wall Street, not at Starbase. Fresh reporting says Elon Musk’s rocket-and-satellite company has started laying groundwork for a potential initial public offering, including a “bake-off” where major investment banks pitch for a role in what could become one of the largest IPOs ever attempted. (The Wall Street Journal)… Continue reading SpaceX Launching Rockets and IPOs